Father and son from Colorado with 73 Omega
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Father and son from Colorado with 73 Omega
I just bought my youngest son (19) a 1973 Olds Omega for his graduation/birthday , It was bought in Cali at Century Oldsmobile in Van Nuys California. & was built in the Van Nuys California plant,and took to Texas in the late 70's-early 80's , the some how ended up here in Northern Colorado and was stripped/gutted for a drag car in 1981-82? sat in their barn ever since until it was given to my buddy to scrap , Colt saw it & he wanted it so I made the deal to buy it for $200 ( a little of scrap price~But it's totally rust free) I had to evict 7000 spiders out of their lifetime home!
Now we're putting back together ......... slowly since I can't find many parts!
Just got a 1973 sbc 350 W/110K miles for it ( I know-I know
) but I couldn't find a Olds engine around here for nothing.
Now we're putting back together ......... slowly since I can't find many parts!
Just got a 1973 sbc 350 W/110K miles for it ( I know-I know
) but I couldn't find a Olds engine around here for nothing.
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Thanks, No Nova parts cars around here, I've had adds up on F/B & C/list for awhile. I find it funny i have to tell the parts guys it's a Nova in order to get parts
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I don't frequent the salvage yards around here as much as I used to a couple of years ago, but it was rare to see cars older than maybe the 1980s. If a car was from the '70s, there was seldom anything useful left on it.
That said, there are lots of reproduction parts out there for Novas from companies like Classic Industries and Year One but those could run up a big bill if you're not careful and they're not always of the same quality as OEM. Other GM models that might be suitable parts donors include the Pontiac Ventura (1971-77) and Buick Apollo (1973-75). Later versions were badged Phoenix and Skylark, respectively. I owned a '77 Skylark coupe from 1983-88. For what it's worth, the rear hatch on that car appears to have been replaced with one from a Buick Apollo.
Good luck with the car. Half the fun is in the hunt!
That said, there are lots of reproduction parts out there for Novas from companies like Classic Industries and Year One but those could run up a big bill if you're not careful and they're not always of the same quality as OEM. Other GM models that might be suitable parts donors include the Pontiac Ventura (1971-77) and Buick Apollo (1973-75). Later versions were badged Phoenix and Skylark, respectively. I owned a '77 Skylark coupe from 1983-88. For what it's worth, the rear hatch on that car appears to have been replaced with one from a Buick Apollo.
Good luck with the car. Half the fun is in the hunt!
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I don't frequent the salvage yards around here as much as I used to a couple of years ago, but it was rare to see cars older than maybe the 1980s. If a car was from the '70s, there was seldom anything useful left on it.
That said, there are lots of reproduction parts out there for Novas from companies like Classic Industries and Year One but those could run up a big bill if you're not careful and they're not always of the same quality as OEM. Other GM models that might be suitable parts donors include the Pontiac Ventura (1971-77) and Buick Apollo (1973-75). Later versions were badged Phoenix and Skylark, respectively. I owned a '77 Skylark coupe from 1983-88. For what it's worth, the rear hatch on that car appears to have been replaced with one from a Buick Apollo.
Good luck with the car. Half the fun is in the hunt!
That said, there are lots of reproduction parts out there for Novas from companies like Classic Industries and Year One but those could run up a big bill if you're not careful and they're not always of the same quality as OEM. Other GM models that might be suitable parts donors include the Pontiac Ventura (1971-77) and Buick Apollo (1973-75). Later versions were badged Phoenix and Skylark, respectively. I owned a '77 Skylark coupe from 1983-88. For what it's worth, the rear hatch on that car appears to have been replaced with one from a Buick Apollo.
Good luck with the car. Half the fun is in the hunt!
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Yeah, there's no sense swapping out the hatch if the Buick one is in good shape. The sheet metal is probably the same. Just shave the "Apollo" badge and find an "Omega" badge to go in its place after the car is painted.
Just a random thought on the rear seat. I wonder if it's the same as would have gone in a Vega hatchback, or at least close enough to bolt in.
Just a random thought on the rear seat. I wonder if it's the same as would have gone in a Vega hatchback, or at least close enough to bolt in.
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Yeah, there's no sense swapping out the hatch if the Buick one is in good shape. The sheet metal is probably the same. Just shave the "Apollo" badge and find an "Omega" badge to go in its place after the car is painted.
Just a random thought on the rear seat. I wonder if it's the same as would have gone in a Vega hatchback, or at least close enough to bolt in.
Just a random thought on the rear seat. I wonder if it's the same as would have gone in a Vega hatchback, or at least close enough to bolt in.
I'be looking at different rear seats to see if they'll fit between the roll bar down tubes 
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